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Save the Tiger is a 1973 American drama film about moral conflict in contemporary America directed by John G. Avildsen, and starring Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Thayer David, Lara Parker, and Liv Lindeland. The screenplay was adapted by Steve Shagan from his 1972 novel of the same title.
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| Directed by | John G. Avildsen |
| Screenplay by | Steve Shagan |
| Based on | Save the Tiger 1972 novel by Steve Shagan |
| Produced by | Steve Shagan |
| Starring | Jack Lemmon Jack Gilford Laurie Heineman |
| Cinematography | James Crabe |
| Edited by | David Bretherton |
| Music by | Marvin Hamlisch |
Production company | Filmways |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,000,000 (US and Canada rentals)[1] |
Lemmon won the 1974 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Harry Stoner (making him the first of six actors to win Oscars for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor), an executive in the garment industry who struggles with the complexity of modern life versus the simplicity of his youth.
Plot
Harry Stoner (Jack Lemmon) is the owner of a struggling Los Angeles apparel company. He and his partner Phil Greene (Jack Gilford), have kept it from collapsing by fraudulent accounting. He lives in a mansion in Beverly Hills and is obsessed with the past, which included combat during World War II. While driving to work he picks up a young free-spirited hitchhiker on Sunset strip, Myra. She offers to have sex with him but he declines. With no legal way to keep the company from going under, Stoner considers torching his warehouse for the insurance settlement.
The arson is agreed to very reluctantly by Greene, an older family man who watches Harry's decline with alarm. Through it all, Harry drinks, laments the state of the world, and tries his best to keep the business rolling as usual. This last task is complicated when a client has a heart attack while cavorting with a prostitute provided by Stoner, as he has been doing for important clients for years.
With nerves still shaky, Stoner takes the stage at the premiere of his company's new line, only to be overcome by war memories. The line, however, is a success. Stoner ends the day picking up Myra again who is still hitchhiking and spending the night with her.
Cast
- Jack Lemmon as Harry Stoner
- Jack Gilford as Phil Greene
- Laurie Heineman as Myra
- Norman Burton as Fred Mirrell
- Patricia Smith as Janet Stoner
- Thayer David as Charlie Robbins
- William Hansen as Meyer
- Harvey Jason as Rico
- Lin Von Linden as Ula
- Lara Parker as Margo
- Eloise Hardt as Jackie
- Janina as Dusty
- Ned Glass as Sid Fivush
- Pearl Shear as Cashier
- Biff Elliot as Tiger Petitioner
- Ben Freedman as Taxi Driver
- Madeline Lee as Receptionist
Production
The movie was written by Steve Shagan and directed by John G. Avildsen. Lemmon was determined to make the movie, despite its limited commercial prospects, and so he waived his usual salary and worked for scale. The movie was filmed in sequence after three weeks of rehearsal in Los Angeles. There is also a novel version of Save the Tiger, by Shagan: the title comes from a campaign to save tigers from extinction for which Stoner signs a petition.
Reception
The movie failed financially at the box office, but critics and viewers who saw it liked the performance of Lemmon as Stoner. Critic John Simon wrote Save the Tiger 'is a film with good, serious intentions, and thus a somewhat touching failure'.[2]
New York Times critic Vincent Canby called it "not a very good movie but it's a rather brave one, a serious-minded examination of some of the least interesting aspects of the failed American dream."[3]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 25 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10.[4]
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Jack Lemmon | Won | [5] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Gilford | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Steve Shagan | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated | [6] | |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jack Lemmon | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Jack Gilford | Nominated | ||
| Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Drama – Written Directly for the Screen | Steve Shagan | Won | [7] |
See also
- List of American films of 1973
References
- "Tracking the Players". Variety. January 18, 1993. p. 36.
- Simon, John (1982). Reverse Angle: A Decade of American Film. Crown Publishers Inc. p. 102.
- Canby, Vincent (1973-02-15). "Screen: 'Save the Tiger'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Save the Tiger (1973)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
- "Save the Tiger – Golden Globes". HFPA. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- "Awards Winners". wga.org. Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
External links
- Save The Tiger at IMDb
- Save the Tiger at Rotten Tomatoes
На других языках
- [en] Save the Tiger
[ru] Спасите тигра
«Спасите тигра» (англ. Save the Tiger) — драматический кинофильм 1973 года режиссёра Джона Эвилдсена. Главную роль исполнил Джек Леммон. Фильм адаптирован по роману Стива Шэгэна с тем же самым названием. Три номинации на премию «Оскар», одна из которых оказалась победной — за актёрскую работу Леммона.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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